CAAL is delighted to announce it has admitted two new members: Lisa Ells, a partner at Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP, and Matthew Zinn, a partner at Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger. Congrats to both new members!

CAAL has set up a Task Force on Defense of Judges and the Rule of Law. Its mission is to provide advice to the Academy and suggest ways to (i) identify the risks of personal attacks, and threats of violence, against judges, attorneys, and their families...(1/3)

Congrats to the four attorneys selected for the CAAL Fellowship Program!
· Courtney L.C. Cefali of Cefali & Cefali;
· Cory D. Hernandez of Family Violence Appellate Project;
· Omer Ali Khan, a sole practitioner; and
· Christopher G. Sanchez of the California DOJ.

Warm congratulations to the two newest members of the Academy, elected at the May meeting: @nksawhney.bsky.social of the @aclu-norcal.bsky.social, and Claudia Ribet of the Complex Appellate Litigation Group LLP and Ribet & Silver.

We welcome applications for the 2025-2026 Fellowship Program. This fellowship seeks to increase the diversity of participants in the Academy’s programs, and to introduce the Academy to appellate lawyers. For more details and to apply:

calappellate.org/fellowship-p...

CAAL submitted a comment to the Judicial Conference opposing a proposed revision to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure that would require amici to file a motion for leave to file an amicus brief even if they have consent of the parties. More here: www.linkedin.com/posts/suther...

Congratulations to the two new members of the California Academy elected at the January meeting: Kendra Hall, a partner with Procopio in San Diego, and Kelly Woodruff, a counsel with Complex Appellate Litigation Group in San Francisco. Welcome!